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May 11, 2010 "Please retry" | — | 12 | $359.40 | — |
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Genre | Action |
Format | Subtitled, AC-3, Multiple Formats, Color, Closed-captioned, NTSC, Widescreen, Dolby |
Contributor | Willem Dafoe, Ethan Hawke, Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig |
Language | English |
Runtime | 1 hour and 38 minutes |
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In a near-future world conquered by vampires, a small band of humans fight to bring back humankind.
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- MPAA rating : R (Restricted)
- Product Dimensions : 0.7 x 7.5 x 5.4 inches; 0.8 ounces
- Item model number : MFR031398122258#VG
- Director : Michael Spierig and Peter Spierig
- Media Format : Subtitled, AC-3, Multiple Formats, Color, Closed-captioned, NTSC, Widescreen, Dolby
- Run time : 1 hour and 38 minutes
- Release date : May 11, 2010
- Actors : Willem Dafoe, Ethan Hawke
- Subtitles: : English, Spanish
- Language : Unqualified
- Studio : Lionsgate
- ASIN : B002ZG97CO
- Country of Origin : USA
- Number of discs : 1
- Best Sellers Rank: #61,016 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)
- #2,175 in Horror (Movies & TV)
- #6,208 in Action & Adventure DVDs
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To start off, the casting is good. I don't personally care for Ethan Hawke, but he works here just fine delivering a satisfactory performance. The real standouts are Sam Neill as Hawke's boss and Willem Dafoe as a kick-ass vampire hunter with a taste for muscle cars, high-tech crossbows, and Elvis Presley. The supporting cast is made up of mostly unknowns and they turn in decent performances. The direction by the Speirig Brothers is above-average, but nothing spectacular. It's a relief to see a horror film that doesn't have that ridiculous shaky-cam thing going on. The action scenes are well-directed as well, with an unexpected car chase happening about halfway through. I must say that the cinematography is excellent, with lots of dark blues and grays in the vampire scenes and dry browns and yellows in the human scenes. It reminded me of the cinematography in the original Blade . Again, nothing new but it is a visually pleasing film.
The story itself is nothing amazing, but it's executed quite well. It is, however, interesting from both a horror and sci-fi standpoint, utilizing both genres for maximum effectiveness. As a horror film, it does well with a few scares and lots of blood and gore (another surprise for me, but I'll get to that in a minute). However, it really shines as a science-fiction film. The idea of a shortage of blood causing the vampires to panic is an interesting role reversal that I found quite amusing. It also has overtones of greedy multi-national corporations only in it to make a profit (gleefully reminding me of the Weyland-Yutani company from Alien & Aliens ). There are some nifty new ideas that also made the film feel like a welcome addition to the sci-fi/horror genre. I really don't want to spoil them, so I'll be careful with my choice of words. The vampires have adjusted their way of living to not be hampered by that pesky sunlight. This is done both outright and subtly, the latter of which I found myself chuckling at the filmmaker's ingenuity. Other interesting ideas include the cure itself (which I initially scoffed at, but the more I thought about it I realized in the context of the story, it works) and the concept of what happens to a malnourished vampire that doesn't get regular servings of blood. Does it die? You'll get the answer in Daybreakers. There is also a nice Romero-style commentary on some current social and economic issues, that works well and doesn't get too preachy.
The special effects are well-done. The CGI is nothing special, though the vampires exploding after being staked was pretty cool. However, there are tons of live-acion gore effects that I was very happy to see considering the industry's current obsession with CGI. It was nice to see some Day of the Dead -style gore happening in the modern age; and if this comment doesn't make it clear, let me spell it out for you: this film is VERY gory. There's a lot of blood, guts and body parts flying around (one bit early on actually made me jump - something that usually never happens) so be warned. It's not Dead Alive or anything, but it is pretty heavy on the red stuff! Gorehounds (myself included) will not be disappointed.
Any complaints? Not really. I originally wanted Willem Dafoe to be more badass, spouting one-liners and such, but he didn't reach that level of true "badass-ness" like John McClane , Arnold or Woody Harrelson's character did in the recent Zombieland . In retrospect, I realized that this may have messed with the tone of the film so it was probably for the best. The film ended quite abruptly too. Is it too much to ask for a minute of wrap-up? But hey, neither of these make the film any less of a good time.
So, bottom line: I would whole-heartedly recommend this one to any sci-fi/horror fans. It's nothing you haven't seen before, but it's executed in a stylish and interesting manner so you'll definitely enjoy it.
I love this movie so much
I didn't know anything about it. It showed up on Prime.
According to IMDB, it was made 2009. I never heard of it. Must have got shelved.
It's a cut above the Wesley Snipe's "Blade series" of films. Great cast. If Wes had not ticked Hollyweird, this could have been Blade 4. But instead, the vampire legend has a talked about before twist and some interesting paths to follow if you can take a leap of movie faith.
If you love Vampire movies, you will like this. If you just like movies like this, you won't regret watching it.
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The only spoiler I'll give is they brought back not being able to be seen in mirrors. Cool!
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